Brave

A way to uninstall Brave from your computer

This page contains thorough information on how to uninstall Brave for Windows. The Windows version was developed by Brave Software Inc. Further information on Brave Software Inc can be seen here. Brave is frequently set up in the C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application directory, but this location can differ a lot depending on the user's decision while installing the application. The complete uninstall command line for Brave is C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\72.0.59.35\Installer\setup.exe. Brave's main file takes around 1.98 MB (2080232 bytes) and is named brave.exe.

The executable files below are installed along with Brave. They take about 6.41 MB (6720440 bytes) on disk.

• brave.exe (1.98 MB)
• elevation_service.exe (1.22 MB)
• notification_helper.exe (684.48 KB)
• setup.exe (2.54 MB)

This info is about Brave version 72.0.59.35 only. You can find below a few links to other Brave versions:

• 79.1.2.42
• 115.1.56.9
• 70.0.55.18
• 86.1.15.75
• 112.1.50.118
• 83.1.10.97
• 77.0.71.90
• 102.1.39.122
• 79.1.2.43
• 123.1.64.113
• 120.1.61.106
• 87.1.17.68
• 74.0.63.48
• 116.1.57.57
• 123.1.64.109
• 84.1.11.101
• 103.1.40.105
• 91.1.25.68
• 116.1.57.47
• 77.0.68.138
• 89.1.22.66
• 89.1.22.71
• 116.1.57.64
• 81.1.9.72
• 78.1.3.39
• 90.1.24.86
• 75.0.65.118
• 91.1.28.22
• 101.1.38.109
• 75.0.65.121
• 99.1.36.109
• 104.1.42.97
• 97.1.34.80
• 108.1.46.133
• 116.1.57.53
• 81.1.9.68
• 114.1.52.117
• 107.1.45.133
• 86.1.15.69
• 89.1.21.76
• 121.1.62.156
• 117.1.58.129
• 100.1.37.113
• 88.1.19.90
• 80.1.5.113
• 107.1.45.127
• 85.1.14.83
• 92.1.27.108
• 80.1.5.115
• 105.1.43.93
• 110.1.48.167
• 74.0.64.76
• 110.1.48.171
• 91.1.25.72
• 73.0.61.51
• 73.0.61.52
• 107.1.45.131
• 76.0.67.125
• 81.1.8.86
• 71.0.58.18
• 109.1.47.186
• 83.1.10.95
• 75.0.66.101
• 106.1.44.101
• 124.1.65.114
• 106.1.44.108
• 90.1.24.85
• 89.1.22.67
• 88.1.19.86
• 98.1.35.100
• 103.1.40.113
• 105.1.43.85
• 72.0.59.34
• 86.1.16.76
• 90.1.24.82
• 96.1.33.99
• 108.1.46.134
• 117.1.58.131
• 106.1.44.112
• 90.1.24.84
• 84.1.12.112
• 95.1.31.88
• 83.1.10.90
• 81.1.8.95
• 114.1.52.122
• 90.1.23.75
• 88.1.20.110
• 91.1.26.74
• 120.1.61.109
• 89.1.22.72
• 94.1.30.89
• 90.1.23.69
• 71.0.60.2
• 101.1.38.111
• 94.1.30.86
• 123.1.64.122
• 105.1.43.88
• 99.1.36.116
• 72.0.60.48
• 76.0.67.123

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If you are manually uninstalling Brave we advise you to verify if the following data is left behind on your PC.

Directories that were left behind:

• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application
• C:\UserNames\UserName\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser

The files below remain on your disk by Brave's application uninstaller when you removed it:

• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\72.0.59.35\72.0.59.35.manifest
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\72.0.59.35\brave_100_percent.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\72.0.59.35\brave_200_percent.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\72.0.59.35\brave_resources.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\72.0.59.35\chrome.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\72.0.59.35\chrome_100_percent.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\72.0.59.35\chrome_200_percent.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\72.0.59.35\chrome_child.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\72.0.59.35\chrome_elf.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\72.0.59.35\chrome_watcher.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\72.0.59.35\d3dcompiler_47.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\72.0.59.35\elevation_service.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\72.0.59.35\Extensions\external_extensions.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\72.0.59.35\icudtl.dat
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\72.0.59.35\Installer\chrmstp.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\72.0.59.35\Installer\chrome.7z
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\72.0.59.35\Installer\setup.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\72.0.59.35\libegl.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\72.0.59.35\libglesv2.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\72.0.59.35\Locales\am.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\72.0.59.35\Locales\ar.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\72.0.59.35\Locales\bg.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\72.0.59.35\Locales\bn.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\72.0.59.35\Locales\ca.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\72.0.59.35\Locales\cs.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\72.0.59.35\Locales\da.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\72.0.59.35\Locales\de.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\72.0.59.35\Locales\el.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\72.0.59.35\Locales\en-GB.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\72.0.59.35\Locales\en-US.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\72.0.59.35\Locales\es.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\72.0.59.35\Locales\es-419.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\72.0.59.35\Locales\et.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\72.0.59.35\Locales\fa.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\72.0.59.35\Locales\fi.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\72.0.59.35\Locales\fil.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\72.0.59.35\Locales\fr.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\72.0.59.35\Locales\gu.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\72.0.59.35\Locales\he.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\72.0.59.35\Locales\hi.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\72.0.59.35\Locales\hr.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\72.0.59.35\Locales\hu.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\72.0.59.35\Locales\id.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\72.0.59.35\Locales\it.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\72.0.59.35\Locales\ja.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\72.0.59.35\Locales\kn.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\72.0.59.35\Locales\ko.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\72.0.59.35\Locales\lt.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\72.0.59.35\Locales\lv.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\72.0.59.35\Locales\ml.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\72.0.59.35\Locales\mr.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\72.0.59.35\Locales\ms.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\72.0.59.35\Locales\nb.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\72.0.59.35\Locales\nl.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\72.0.59.35\Locales\pl.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\72.0.59.35\Locales\pt-BR.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\72.0.59.35\Locales\pt-PT.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\72.0.59.35\Locales\ro.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\72.0.59.35\Locales\ru.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\72.0.59.35\Locales\sk.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\72.0.59.35\Locales\sl.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\72.0.59.35\Locales\sr.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\72.0.59.35\Locales\sv.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\72.0.59.35\Locales\sw.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\72.0.59.35\Locales\ta.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\72.0.59.35\Locales\te.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\72.0.59.35\Locales\th.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\72.0.59.35\Locales\tr.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\72.0.59.35\Locales\uk.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\72.0.59.35\Locales\vi.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\72.0.59.35\Locales\zh-CN.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\72.0.59.35\Locales\zh-TW.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\72.0.59.35\MEIPreload\manifest.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\72.0.59.35\MEIPreload\preloaded_data.pb
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\72.0.59.35\natives_blob.bin
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\72.0.59.35\notification_helper.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\72.0.59.35\resources.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\72.0.59.35\resources\brave_extension\_locales\am\messages.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\72.0.59.35\resources\brave_extension\_locales\ar\messages.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\72.0.59.35\resources\brave_extension\_locales\bg\messages.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\72.0.59.35\resources\brave_extension\_locales\bn\messages.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\72.0.59.35\resources\brave_extension\_locales\ca\messages.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\72.0.59.35\resources\brave_extension\_locales\cs\messages.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\72.0.59.35\resources\brave_extension\_locales\da\messages.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\72.0.59.35\resources\brave_extension\_locales\de\messages.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\72.0.59.35\resources\brave_extension\_locales\el\messages.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\72.0.59.35\resources\brave_extension\_locales\en_GB\messages.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\72.0.59.35\resources\brave_extension\_locales\en_US\messages.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\72.0.59.35\resources\brave_extension\_locales\es\messages.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\72.0.59.35\resources\brave_extension\_locales\es_419\messages.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\72.0.59.35\resources\brave_extension\_locales\et\messages.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\72.0.59.35\resources\brave_extension\_locales\fa\messages.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\72.0.59.35\resources\brave_extension\_locales\fi\messages.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\72.0.59.35\resources\brave_extension\_locales\fil\messages.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\72.0.59.35\resources\brave_extension\_locales\fr\messages.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\72.0.59.35\resources\brave_extension\_locales\gu\messages.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\72.0.59.35\resources\brave_extension\_locales\he\messages.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\72.0.59.35\resources\brave_extension\_locales\hi\messages.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\72.0.59.35\resources\brave_extension\_locales\hr\messages.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\72.0.59.35\resources\brave_extension\_locales\hu\messages.json

Usually the following registry data will not be cleaned:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Applications\brave.exe
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\MIME\Database\Content Type\application/x-vnd.brave.oneclickctrl.9
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\MIME\Database\Content Type\application/x-vnd.brave.update3webcontrol.3
• HKEY_CURRENT_UserName\Software\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Clients\StartMenuInternet\Brave
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\BraveSoftware Brave-Browser
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\MozillaPlugins\@tools.brave.com/BraveSoftware Update;version=3
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\MozillaPlugins\@tools.brave.com/BraveSoftware Update;version=9
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\brave
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\EventLog\Application\Brave-Browser

Open regedit.exe to remove the registry values below from the Windows Registry:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\brave.exe.ApplicationCompany
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\brave.exe.FriendlyAppName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserNameSettings\S-1-5-21-2729764739-3237322643-3661299760-1000\\Device\HarddiskVolume4\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\brave.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\UserNameSettings\S-1-5-21-2729764739-3237322643-3661299760-1000\\Device\HarddiskVolume4\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\brave.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\brave\Description
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\brave\DisplayName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bravem\Description
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bravem\DisplayName

A way to remove Brave from your PC with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Brave is a program by the software company Brave Software Inc. Frequently, computer users choose to uninstall it. This can be troublesome because removing this manually requires some experience related to Windows internal functioning. The best EASY way to uninstall Brave is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take the following steps on how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO on your PC, add it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is one of the best uninstaller and general tool to clean your computer.

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• visit Download Link
• download the program by pressing the green DOWNLOAD button
• install Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take your time to get familiar with Advanced Uninstaller PRO's interface and number of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good Windows optimizer.

3. Click on the General Tools category


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs button


5. All the applications installed on the PC will appear

6. Navigate the list of applications until you locate Brave or simply activate the Search field and type in "Brave". If it is installed on your PC the Brave program will be found automatically. Notice that when you click Brave in the list , some data regarding the program is shown to you:

• Safety rating (in the left lower corner). This tells you the opinion other users have regarding Brave, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Opinions by other users - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Technical information regarding the app you want to uninstall, by pressing the Properties button.

7. Press the Uninstall button. A window asking you to confirm will show up. Confirm the uninstall by pressing Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will uninstall Brave.


8. After removing Brave, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run an additional cleanup. Click Next to start the cleanup. All the items that belong Brave that have been left behind will be detected and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By uninstalling Brave using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no registry entries, files or folders are left behind on your disk.

Your system will remain clean, speedy and able to take on new tasks.

Disclaimer

The text above is not a piece of advice to remove Brave by Brave Software Inc from your PC, we are not saying that Brave by Brave Software Inc is not a good application for your PC. This text only contains detailed instructions on how to remove Brave in case you decide this is what you want to do. Here you can find registry and disk entries that Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.